Adrián Misael Martínez (born December 10, 1996) is a Mexican professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

San Diego Padres

Martínez signed with the

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as an international free agent on February 16, 2015. He spent the 2015 season with the

Dominican Summer League Padres The Dominican Summer League Padres or DSL Padres are a Minor League Baseball team based in the Dominican Republic. The Padres compete in the Dominican Summer League as a rookie-level affiliate of the San Diego Padres. As an independent affiliate, ...

, recording a 4.41 ERA with 19 strikeouts over innings. He missed 2016 after undergoing

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. He returned in 2017 with the

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, going 2–3 with a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30 innings. He split the 2018 season between the

Fort Wayne TinCaps The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The TinCaps compete in the Midwest League as the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team plays its home games at Parkview Field. The TinCaps won the ...

of the Single–A

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and the

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of the Low–A

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, combining to go 4–6 with a 6.90 ERA and 78 strikeouts over innings. He split the 2019 season between Fort Wayne and the

Lake Elsinore Storm The Lake Elsinore Storm are a Minor League Baseball team based in Lake Elsinore, California. The Storm compete in the California League as the Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team plays its home games at Lake Elsinore Diamond, w ...

of the High–A

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, going a combined 7–4 with a 3.22 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 81 innings. Martínez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancelation of the minor league season because of the

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. He opened the 2021 season with the

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of the

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, going 7–3 with a 2.34 ERA and 83 strikeouts over innings. He was then promoted to the

El Paso Chihuahuas The El Paso Chihuahuas are a Minor League Baseball team based in El Paso, Texas. The Chihuahuas compete in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) as the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The team plays its home games at Sou ...

of the

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league. Over 9 games for El Paso, Martínez went 1–2 with a 5.28 ERA and 39 strikeouts over innings. On November 7, 2021, Martínez was selected to San Diego's

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in order to be protected from the

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Oakland Athletics

On April 3, 2022, the Padres traded Martínez, along with Euribiel Angeles, to the

for Sean Manaea. He opened the 2022 season with the

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. On May 10, he was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut. He made his MLB debut that day, earning his first career victory with 5.1 shutout innings against the

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. Martínez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season. He made 22 appearances for Oakland in 2023, posting a 4.75 ERA with 47 strikeouts across 55.0 innings pitched. During spring training in 2024, Martínez surrendered four runs in innings, and was optioned to Triple–A Las Vegas to begin the season as a result. On March 31, 2024, he was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of

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. Martínez cleared waivers and was sent outright to Las Vegas on April 3. He was released by the Athletics organization on July 29.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Adrian 1996 births Living people Águilas de Mexicali players Arizona Complex League Athletics players Arizona League Padres players Baseball players from Mexicali Dominican Summer League Padres players El Paso Chihuahuas players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Lake Elsinore Storm players Las Vegas Aviators players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Mexico 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Oakland Athletics players San Antonio Missions players Tri-City Dust Devils players 2023 World Baseball Classic players World Baseball Classic players of Mexico